Key Takeaways
Congratulations on finishing the Playbook. Here are the final takeaway resources.
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Progress through the following modules with your district to identify and address data and equity gaps and prepare an effective interoperable data solution that meets your district’s distinct needs, capacity, and context. If you completed the Readiness Diagnostic, your playbook will be individualized based on your district’s progress toward readiness to date and will offer specific module and activity recommendations. Reference the scope and sequence before your district starts its first module to get started.
Courses can be accessed on your mobile device or your desktop. You may wish to follow the designed order of the modules in the course, or you may want to jump around the course only to get what you need to prepare to implement a successful data interoperability solution for your unique use case using the playbook’s final outputs: the Data Ready Project Plan and the Data Ready Pitch Deck.
Setting the Foundation
Plan to set aside at least 1 hour to review this module’s material. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
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Week 1: Module Review
Week 2: Research project funding
Week 3 & 4: Data Equity Audit
Week 5 & 6: Data Culture Guide
Week 7 & 8: Data Equity Protocol
Week 9 & 10: Data Equity Walk
Data Governance – Awareness
Plan to set aside at least 1 hour to review this module’s material. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
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Week 1: Module Review and Governance Team Recruitment
Week 2: Committee Model Planning
Week 3: Team Onboarding
Week 4 & 5: Engaging Stakeholders
Week 6: Cross-Departmental Meetings
Week 7 & 8: Creating a Data Landscape and Work Flow
Note that your district's technology lead will play an essential role in completing the activities in this module. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
Needs Assessment – Awareness
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Week 1: Module Review and schedule a team meeting
Week 2: Meet with your team to set norms for stakeholder feedback
Week 3: Recruit individuals to participate in focus groups
Week 4 & 5: Conduct Focus Groups
Needs Assessment – Developing Evidence
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Week 1: Module Review and schedule a team meeting
Week 2: Create an Affinity Diagram
Week 3: Summarize User Pain Points
Week 4: Conduct a Root Cause Analysis
Week 5: Prioritize Needs and Pain Points
Week 6: Create a Use Case and Success Equation
Week 7: Create a Requirements and Specification Document
Implementation Planning – Awareness
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Week 1: Module Review and team scheduling
Week 2 and 3: Implementation Team Matrix Activity (Technology Lead)
Week 4: Architecture Solution Mapping (Technology Lead)
Week 5: Schedule a Project Parameters meeting
Week 6 to 8: Complete Project Parameters Template
Note that your district's technology lead will play an essential role in completing the activities in this module. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
Needs Assessment – Ready for Interoperability
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Week 1: Module Review and scheduling team meetings
Week 2: Craft SMARTIE goals
Week 3: Design a Solution Concept
Week 4: Compile artifacts for the Final Use Case Presentation
Week 5: Re-engage stakeholders and develop Use Case and Solution Concept Validation presentation
Week 6: Use Case and Solution Concept Validation Presentation
Data Governance – Developing Evidence
Plan to set aside at least 1 hour to review this module’s material. Note that your district’s technology lead will play an essential role in completing the activities in this module. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
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Week 1: Module Review and team scheduling
Week 2: Write the initial draft of the data catalog.
Week 4 - 6: Identify details and practices regarding the data and identify data stewards.
Week 7 - 8: Identify important priorities, processes, and workflows
Note that your district's technology lead will play an essential role in completing the activities in this module. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
Implementation Planning – Developing Evidence
Plan to set aside at least 1 hour to review this module’s material. Note that your district’s technology lead will play an essential role in completing the activities in this module. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
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Week 1: Module Review and schedule team meetings
Week 2 and 3: Define Budget Categories and Sizing
Week 4: Complete Solution Alignment Checklist
Week 5: Select an Implementation Team and Review Measurements of Success (Technology Lead)
Week 6: Begin to engage with Ed Tech providers and vendors
Note that your district's technology lead will play an essential role in completing the activities in this module. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
Data Governance – Ready for Interoperability
Plan to set aside at least 1 hour to review this module’s material. Note that your district’s technology lead will play an essential role in completing the activities in this module. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
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Week 1: Module Review and team scheduling
Week 2 and 3: Gather cross-departmental feedback
Week 4 and 5: Define a protocol for emerging data needs
Week 6: Prepare for and execute an implementation
Implementation Planning – Ready for Interoperability
Plan to set aside at least 1 hour to review this module’s material. When planning to work with your team on the activities, set aside at least one to two weeks per phase.
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Week 1: Module Review and Governance Team Recruitment
Week 2: Finalize and select a solution
Week 3: Identify a specific solution team
Week 4: Finalize project plan and presentation
Week 5: Present plan to stakeholders.
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